rec.autos.simulators

>System Specs:
>PII 266, 64mb ram, Intergraph Intense 3D Rendition card, Canopus Pure 3D
>Voodoo2, Xitel Storm VX PCI soundcard/joystick port, Thrustmaster Nascar
Pro
>steering wheel - All hardware is running most recent drivers as downloaded
>from each companies web sites.
>N2 Rendition with Grand National Expansion Pack installed.
>All details set on full,  except for grass/asphalt.
>10 cars ahead, 2 behind.
>Tried Running Rendition version through Win95 and booting to DOS, as well
as
>3DFX version.
>Either way, the game runs extremely slow on any given track. On some ovals,
>like Gateway, it is a complete slideshow and undrivable all the way around
>the track. On road courses it is terrible at start/finish line, and in
front
>of stands, but speeds up when there is no traffic. I have re-installed
>twice. The strangest thing is that Rendition Indycar 2 screams along at
full
>detail with a full field of cars, no problem. Rendition GPL demo is fast as
>well. Even Rendition SODA plays faster than N2 is currently.
>Quake 2, Unreal, Sin demo, NCAA 99, Jedi Knight, all play great on this
same
>setup. Even more interesting is that Nascar 2 is very playable on my P166,
>32mb ram, Intergraph Rendtion card with the same detail settings. That
>machine has a soundblaster 16 and I use a old T2 for wheel. It just doesn't
>make sense. I am sure I have setup something wrong but I have no idea what
>it could be. I have had N2 installed on the P166 machine since the day it
>was released(almost 2 years ago), and have not encountered any of these
>problems. I even tried just copying over the exact N2 directory from the
>P166 machine, to the PII 266, and still had the same problems. The PII is
>not overclocked and is an original 266(not Celeron). Any help, or insight
>would be greatly appreciated.

>Don Chapman

>  I have a P200 with a V2100 DSII.  I can run through win95 with more cars
>and all detail and
>no slowdown..So we should be able to do something for you.
>  First make sure you are running the dma version of NCR2.  It "IS" faster.
>Also choose the 4 bit
>textures.  so if your are in dos type:
>Renddma -4

>  alternately edit the renddma.bat file to include the above.  I use a
>shortcut to go to N2 rather than the
>menu choices from the start button.
>  Also go to the Sierra site and download their 3dfx patch.  It probably
>won't look as nice as the
>Rendition verison but should be a ***y, tiny bit faster.   Goodluck.
check
>back and let us know
>how it goes.
>dave henrie

>>System Specs:
>>PII 266, 64mb ram, Intergraph Intense 3D Rendition card, Canopus Pure 3D
>>Voodoo2, Xitel Storm VX PCI soundcard/joystick port, Thrustmaster Nascar
>Pro
>>steering wheel - All hardware is running most recent drivers as downloaded
>>from each companies web sites.
>>N2 Rendition with Grand National Expansion Pack installed.
>>All details set on full,  except for grass/asphalt.
>>10 cars ahead, 2 behind.
>>Tried Running Rendition version through Win95 and booting to DOS, as well
>as
>>3DFX version.
>>Either way, the game runs extremely slow on any given track. On some
ovals,
>>like Gateway, it is a complete slideshow and undrivable all the way around
>>the track. On road courses it is terrible at start/finish line, and in
>front
>>of stands, but speeds up when there is no traffic. I have re-installed
>>twice. The strangest thing is that Rendition Indycar 2 screams along at
>full
>>detail with a full field of cars, no problem. Rendition GPL demo is fast
as
>>well. Even Rendition SODA plays faster than N2 is currently.
>>Quake 2, Unreal, Sin demo, NCAA 99, Jedi Knight, all play great on this
>same
>>setup. Even more interesting is that Nascar 2 is very playable on my P166,
>>32mb ram, Intergraph Rendtion card with the same detail settings. That
>>machine has a soundblaster 16 and I use a old T2 for wheel. It just
doesn't
>>make sense. I am sure I have setup something wrong but I have no idea what
>>it could be. I have had N2 installed on the P166 machine since the day it
>>was released(almost 2 years ago), and have not encountered any of these
>>problems. I even tried just copying over the exact N2 directory from the
>>P166 machine, to the PII 266, and still had the same problems. The PII is
>>not overclocked and is an original 266(not Celeron). Any help, or insight
>>would be greatly appreciated.

>>Don Chapman